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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 14, 2011 23:02 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Guatemala: Return of the Iron Fist? Analysis
Last week, Otto Pérez Molina became the first military officer to rise to the Guatemalan presidency since the country’s brutal civil war. Ceasefire’s Sebastião Martins argues we could be witnessing a return to the hardline authoritarianism of the past.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, October 17, 2011 16:37 - 0 Comments
Politics">The End of Impunity? On the US ‘Nazi’ experiments in Guatemala Politics
In 2010, documents were uncovered that proved a US governmental research programme had deliberately infected thousands of Guatemalans with STDs, leading to the deaths of hundreds. In a new essay, Ceasefire’s Sebastião Martins investigates the horrific background and details of the case, and argues the era of US impunity is over.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 22, 2010 20:38 - 0 Comments
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Dominican Republic tightens border as Haitian cholera epidemic spreads, Former Guatemalan Interior Minister accused of ordering killings, Chávez warns fugitive head of Globovisión, and Yale to return Macchu Picchu relics. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
New in Ceasefire, Politics, South of The Border - Monday, October 4, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
South of The Border: The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Correa fights back in Ecuador, Presidential elections in Brazil, Chavez retains a majority, and US crimes in Guatemala exposed. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Politics, South of The Border - Monday, September 6, 2010 1:07 - 1 Comment
South of The Border: The view from Latin America
In this week's Latin America news round up: a prisoner hunger strike against anti-terror law in Chile, Chavez goes on the attack, Uribe under fire and much more. Our correspondent Tom Kavanagh reports.
